關心自己的體重有多重要？

         Risk factors for becoming overweight

　　變胖的危險因素

　　Some of the common risk factors are:

　　一些通常的因素是：

　　* Genetics: Genes play a role in how your body balances calories and energy.

　　遺傳：基因在你的身體平衡熱量和能量中扮演很重要的角色。

　　* Diet:The type of food you eat is a big factor in whether or not you will be overweight. Regular consumption of high-fat foods will contribute to your weight.

　　飲食：吃的食物類型是決定你是否超重一個大的因素。高脂肪食物的頻繁攝入將會極大增加你的體重。

　　* Activity/Inactivity: People who are inactive (don't exercise, or participate in sports) are more likely to gain weight because they burn fewer calories.

　　運動/ 不運動：懶惰（不鍛煉，或者不參與體育活動）的人更易于增加體重，因為他們消耗更少的熱量。

　　* Gender: Men naturally have more muscle and less fat that women do. Muscle burns more energy that fat.

　　性別：男人天生就比女人擁有多的肌肉和少的脂肪。肌肉比脂肪燃燒更多的能量。

　　* Age: As you get older, you gradually loose muscle. The muscle is often replaced by fat.

　　年齡：隨著年齡變大，肌肉減少。經(jīng)常的肌肉會變成脂肪。

　　* Pregnancy: A woman's weight tends to increase by about 5 pounds after the end of each pregnancy.

　　懷孕：孕期結束后，女人的體重通常會增加5磅左右。

　　* Medication:A side effect of some medications is weight gain.

　　藥物：一些藥物的副作用會導致體重增加。

　　* Smoking or Not Smoking: Some smokers gain weight after they quit smoking.

　　是否吸煙：一些吸煙者在戒煙后會體重增加。

　　* Medical Problems: A small percentage of weight problems are caused by other health problems, such as a thyroid malfunction or hormonal imbalances.

　　醫(yī)學問題：有少數(shù)的體重問題是由其他健康問題引起的，例如甲狀腺疾病或者激素失衡。